Curtain hanger



Feb. 16, 396% TILGNER CURTAIN HANGER Filed Oct. 4, 1956 I/se Ti/gner INVENTOR /2 FIG. 3

fink-V l Wad St I CURTAIN HANGER Ilse Tilgner, Stittsville, Ontario, Canada Application October 4, 1956, Serial No. 613,996 Y i t 1- Claim. (01. 16 s7.s)

in turn were supported by means of rollers on curtain supports or rails. The curtains were sewn to thehangers and when it was desired to hang the curtain, it was neces-" sary to take down the rail, and then insert the rollers of the hangers in the rail. This was not only time-consuming, but also in certain-instances the curtain was not properly secured to the hangers with the result that the curtain did not hang correctly. When this happened, it was necessary to remove the rail, takethe curtain off, resew the curtain and then replace the curtain to determine whether the curtain was sewed properly on the hangers. Other means have been devised but none have proved satisfactory.

It is therefore the primary. object of this invention to provide an improved curtain hanger which is so constructed whereby the curtain to be hung may be readily clampedto the curtain hanger and adjusted relative thereto in order that the curtain may be correctly hung without the necessity of sewing the curtain to the hanger and Without the time-consuming process of cutting loose the threads and re-sewing the curtain in case the connection between the hanger and the curtain was improper.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved curtain hanger which is provided with rollers for mounting on a curtain rail or track, the rollers being so mounted whereby they may be separated to facilitatethe instant removal of asingle hanger Without the necessity of removing the entire curtain.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved curtain hanger which includes a fixed roller and a movable roller, the rollers being mounted separately whereby an individual hanger may be removed from the track merely by separating the rollers thereof.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved curtain hanger which includes clamp means for releasably reclamping a curtain thereto and therollers for supporting the hanger on a track, the rollers being mounted separately to facilitate the placement and removal of an individual hanger.

These together with other objects and advantages which will subsequently become apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through a curtain and a supporting rail therefor, the curtain being shown as being secured on the rail by a hanger conforming to the spirit of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the curtain hanger in Figure l and shows further details thereof;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 3--3 of Figure 1 tes Patent and shows the details of' a latch member for retaining is aroller120.

" upper and of the i-bller'support122"isprovided with 'an' the clamped portion of thehanger in Fi gure 1 in a curtain clamping position, the latch'member being shown in an inoperative position by'dotted lines; and

Figure 4 is a side elevational viewof a still further modified form of curtain hanger.

- Referring now to the'drawings' in' detail, it will be seen that there is illustrated in Figures land 2 a curtain assem:

Patented e 16,: 1960'- bly which includes a curtainrajl which is referred to' in -general by the reference numeral 10, a curtain 12,

and a'curtain'fhang'erfwhkh is referred: tofin" general by,

the referencenumeral'. ,110. jf T'he curtaini12may be of any construction; and thecurtainrail 10fof various .constructions although 'it' ,jspreferred that it include a .ver-" tic'al supporting 'iib 16; janF'upperj' mounting flange 18 and;

a lower'horiz'ontal usage 20.

Referring now to Figures 1, 2 and 3ji it will be seen thattlie're is illustrated a 'form of curtain hanger which;

is referred to in general b y'l'the reference numeral 110.

The curtain hanger ineliides an elongated body membody member 22; Formed integral with the'lower end of the body member 112 is 'a clamp element 114. The

"ber 112 which corresponds; generally in outline to the,

upper'e nd of the bodymember 112 is roundedas at 116.

and carriesan axle'"118, and journaledon theaxle 118 As is best illustrated in Figure 2; th e roller support 122 is disposed 'centrallfof the liody member 112 andis connected theretof b low the'center line thereof. The' axle 124 which is aligned with the axle 118 and which supports a roller 126. The roller 126 is disposed in alignment with the roller 120.

Also carried by the body member 112 is a clamp member 128. The clamp member 128 includes a clamp element 130 which is disposed in opposed relation to clamp element 114. The clamp member 128 also includes a support arm 132 which carries theclamp element. 130, the support arm 132 being connected to the body memher 112 above the center line thereof. As is best illustrated in Figure 2, the support arm 132 is bifurcated and includes a central opening 134 in which the lower part of the roller support 122 is disposed.

The roller support 122 and the support arm 132 are preferably formed of spring metal so that the roller 126 is urged against separation from the roller and the clamp element is urged in towards the clamp element 114. In order that the roller 126 may be retained relative to the roller 120 theposition illustrated in Figure 1, there is carried by an upper part of the body member 112 a latch member 136 which is of the spring type and which corresponds to the latch member 50. Also, in order that the clamp elements 114 and 130 may be retained in a curtain clamping position, there is carried by the lower part of the body member 112 a latch member 138. The latch member 138 is of the spring type and engages the lower part of the support arm 132 as is best illustrated in Figure 3.

Referring now to Figure 4 in particular, it will be seen that there is illustrated another form of curtain hanger which is referred to in general by the reference number 140. The curtain hanger 140 is very similar to the curtain hanger 110 and includes a body member 142 and has disposed at the lower end thereof a clamp element 144. Carried by the upper part of the body member 142 is an axle 146 on which there is mounted a roller 148.

Hingedly connected to the lower part of the body member 142 is a roller support 150 which carries in its upper end an axle 152, and journaled on the axle 152 is a roller 154.

Also hingedly connected to the body member 142 is a illustrated as curtain hangers,

a support arm 158 and a lower clamp element 160, the

clamp element 160 being oppdsed' to the clamp element v 144 in cooperating therewithjf.

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ssases n the 1 1 scribed; and accordingly, all suitablem "odifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed. I

What is claimed' as new is as follows:

A curtain hanger comprising an elongated body memher, a roller journalled on an upper portion of said body member at one side thereof, a clamp element on a lower portion of said body member, a resilient roller support arm secured intermediately' of said body member and diverging therefrorn toward the upper, portion thereof, a second roller journaled on said roller support arm at one side thereof in confronting relation't'o said first roller, latch m an sr sn ins t ansvers ly betw en interm d upper portions'of said body member and roller support arm normally retainingsaid rollers' in axial alignment and permitting separation of said rollers, a resilient arm diverging from said body member toward a lower portion thereof, said resilient arm terminating at its lower end in a sister: element n trent n sa qtfirst-meminne clamp l f E3 25. a s d-e la ehmsans inde enden of s first l t h. means and ext d n a s se y b en intermediate lower portions of said body member and said i en arm n rm lly, reta n n t e la p me geth er and permitting separation of said clamp elements r msach ot e in lspsnd t y o an an e o di c een saidrql e s- 1 fili rs sss Ci in the file. (if t is Pa en IFQREIGN "PATENT 179,985 '7 1 Switzerland Dec. 1, 1934 581,364 Germany July 26, 1933 588540 Great Britain May 20, 1947 [7 9,666 ,Zfi ss i---., ,-a- May 8, 3

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